Something like Aviator class, or Astronaut class, then?
What's with all the Earth-specific starship names in Starfleet?
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Aren't the class names always just the name of the first ship of that class built?
Generally, yes.
The point that I was trying to make (badly?) was that Crossfield works as a name because that class is specifically an "experimental test bed" so naming it after a test pilot is kinda reasonable*, compared to the others which are standard starships.
* In fact, all the names would have worked as names of Crossfield-class vessels.
The El-Auria needs more wuv. Guinan was a crucial person on the Federation flagship, never mind the not-your-generic-anomaly regarding Soran and the Nexus. There is much honor in bestowing that name upon an Ambassador-class or Galaxy-class ship.
And, true, the show is human-centric only because most viewers are going to be casual viewers and not into so much of the minutiae. Even 90s Trek had limits and some fans went nuts, even bringing mock-up bat'leths to places they shouldn't. Even some of them wouldn't get all the references. That aside, a few ships could easily show more range than just a "homo sapiens-only club", for which Star Trek VI raises a very valid point.
So, yeah, why not the USS Gorkon, USS Azetbur, USS Clubsandwichholdtheymayobutwithextrapickle if the hull is wide enough, and so on?
And, true, the show is human-centric only because most viewers are going to be casual viewers and not into so much of the minutiae. Even 90s Trek had limits and some fans went nuts, even bringing mock-up bat'leths to places they shouldn't. Even some of them wouldn't get all the references. That aside, a few ships could easily show more range than just a "homo sapiens-only club", for which Star Trek VI raises a very valid point.
So, yeah, why not the USS Gorkon, USS Azetbur, USS Clubsandwichholdtheymayobutwithextrapickle if the hull is wide enough, and so on?
Either India or Toronto would be consistent with speaking English. India has a lot of people who learn English as a second language in school. If you want to be in the government or work closely with them, or large businesses, you learn English.
Toronto Khan would probably know French, too.
Not necessarily. The only Canadian provinces where French is regularly spoken are Quebec and New Brunswick. Toronto is in Ontario.
I live in Ontario - we learned French in public school from grade 4-9 mandatorily, but I took it in Grades 10-12 as well. There was also the option to have French immersion schooling, too. (Who knows what they taught the Augments in their private school though?)
Yes, and by that time, if there is a techno-organic/holographic Starfleet vessel operated by an exotic, diverse crew, then it hopefully will not have a name like the USS Lexington.
No, but USS Paris would be appropriate. That is the City of Lights after all.
USS Las Vega$ might work, too.
USS Siegfried & Roy
USS Penn & Tellar
As was the case with me in Nova Scotia. I don't remember anything about French today, though and certainly wouldn't be so bold as to say I know French.
I don't know that I'd be able to do my homework as I once did, but I maintain a passing familiarity with it. It's one of those things I remember when called for, but couldn't always summon it from my mind.
I’m assuming because Starfleet and the Federation are a multi-species organization, and should have proper representation for its member races more than their ship classes being named after human pilots from 300 years ago.
Yeah, and most of us still can't speak it.
But they don’t have proper representation. Ship classes are (almost) all English words that describe human concepts.
Stammets had a shuttle.
Could have been named after the actual Paul Stamets.